SNAP benefits are issued on electronic benefits transfer or EBT cards that are used like debit cards. States are required to provide no-cost, EBT-only point of sale (POS) equipment to certain direct marketing farmers and farmers’ markets (DMFs/FMs) that are exempted from a requirement that SNAP retailers pay for their own EBT equipment (found in the 2014 Farm Bill).
In FY 2019, FNS offered states an opportunity to obtain funding to provide DMFs/FMs with equipment that can be used to process SNAP transactions. Twenty-nine (29) states asked for and received funding:
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If you are the owner/manager of a DMF/FM that operates in one of these states, please check with your state EBT contact to determine if this option may work for your market or farm.